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Finance MEC Lebogang Maile delivered the Gauteng’s budget speech on Tuesday, with R800 billion in investments needed to meet the province’s budget targets.

More than R520 billion — R171.5 billion for the 2025/26 financial year — has been allocated over the next three financial years, with only R26 billion coming from Gauteng’s own revenue generation efforts.

Maile also said Gauteng needs to improve its wasteful expenditure.

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